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	<h1>Child Disability Connection Privacy Policy</h1>
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	<p>Your privacy on the Internet is paramount to us.
	The Child Disability Connection wants to make your experience online satisfying. 
	Because we gather certain types of information about our users, we feel you should fully understand the 
	terms and conditions surrounding the capture and use of that information. This privacy statement 
	discloses the information we gather and how it is used.</p><br />
	
	<p><b>Information that The Child Disability Connection Gathers and Collects</b><br />
	The Child Disability Connection gathers two types of information about users:</p>
	<p>1. Voluntary submissions through the Scholarship Application form and the Resource Archive</p>
	<p>2. Aggregated tracking information is compiled through tallying page views throughout our site. This 
	information allows us to better tailor our content and services to our customer needs.</p>
	
	<p>OrPTI Gathers User Information In The Following Processes:</p>
	
	<b>Optional Voluntary Information</b><br>
	<p>We offer the following services, which require some type of voluntary submission of personal 
	information by users:</p>
	
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		<li>Scholarship Application<br>
		We request a name, physical address, email address and other information before we can 
		process and approve a scholarship application.</li>
		<li>Resource Archive Signup<br>
		We request a name, email address and other information before we allow the user to use our 
		Resource Archive.</li>
	</ul>
	

	<p><b>Children</b><br>
	Consistent with the Federal Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA), we will 
	never knowingly request personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13 
	without requesting parental consent.</p>
	
	<p><b>Usage tracking</b><br>
	OrPTI tracks user traffic patterns on the site. However, we do not correlate this 
	information with data about individual users. OrPTI sorts overall usage statistics 
	according to a user's domain name, browser type, and MIME type, reading this information 
	from the browser string (information contained in every user's browser).</p>
	
	<p><b>Cookies</b><br>
	OrPTI does not use cookies.</p>
	
	<p><b>Use of Information</b><br>
	OrPTI uses information voluntarily given by our users to enhance their experience on our 
	website, or to provide them with services. This information is also used to provide interactive 
	or personalized elements on the site or to better prepare future content based on the interests 
	of our users.</p>
	
	<p>As stated above, we do gather email addresses from our users. This information is only 
	used to communicate to the user their password for accessing our resources.  OrPTI never shares 
	newsletter mailing lists or individual email addresses with any third parties, including 
	advertisers, sponsors or partners.</p>
	
	<p>We use tracking information to determine which areas of our sites users like and don't 
	like based on traffic to those areas. We do not track what individual users read, but rather 
	how well each page performs overall. This helps us build a better service for you.</p>
	
	<p>OrPTI creates aggregate reports on user demographics and traffic patterns. Because we don't 
	track the usage patterns of individual users, we will not disclose information about any 
	individual user except to comply with applicable law or valid legal process or to protect the 
	personal safety of our users or the public.</p>
	
	<p><b>SECURITY</b><br>
	OrPTI operates secure data networks protected by industry standard firewall and password 
	protection systems. Our security and privacy policies are periodically reviewed and enhanced 
	as necessary and only authorized individuals have access to the information provided by our customers.</p>
	
	<p><b>Opt-out Policy</b><br>
	We give users options to opt-out wherever necessary and practical. Such choices include:
	
	<ul>
		<li>Opting not to register to receive our electronic newsletters.</li>
		<li>Opting not to participate in certain interactive area, which completely eliminates the 
		need to gather any personally identifiable information from our users.</li>
	</ul></p>
	
	<p><b>YOUR CONSENT</b><br>
	By using this site, you consent to the collection and use of this information by OrPTI. If 
	we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page so that you 
	are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances 
	we disclose it. If, at this time, you have concerns or questions about the OrPTI privacy policy, 
	please email us at <a href="mailto:info@OrPTI.org">info@OrPTI.org</a>.</p>
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